Boston, November 3, 2024 As the United States approaches another pivotal election, the Boston Global Forum (BGF) emphasizes the importance of the electoral process as a cornerstone of democracy and one of the critical pillars in our Four Pillars framework for a stable...
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Legacy: Japan-India Relations
Basic data of Japan – India relations: In September 2014, Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid an official visit to Japan and had a summit meeting with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. They concurred to upgrade the bilateral relationship to “Special Strategic and Global...
Indo-Pacific and European faultlines: Four Pillars week
This week has been a more mellow one, but that doesn’t mean that nothing happened. In fact, plenty happened in the Four Pillars space, but as these are small events or stories without an broad overarching theme like last week or the NATO summit. We have compiled them...
Amma, 2023 World Leader for Peace and Security Award recipient, visits New England
Amma, renowned humanitarian and spiritual leader, continues her tour in North America with a visit to Massachusetts and New England. Governor Michael Dukakis, Chair of Boston Global Forum, and BGF Board Members – CEO Nguyen Anh Tuan, Professors Alex Pentland and...
‘Father of the internet’ Vint Cerf, 2019 World Leader in AIWS Award recipient, reveals the reasons he fears for its future
The internet is facing a range of threats that could imperil both the technology and the people who use it, according to the people who helped create it. We are becoming increasingly reliant on a technology that is more fragile than we realise and we could be plunged...
Japan’s Economic Security: Protecting the Nation and Its People, by Sanae Takaichi, 2023 World Leader in AIWS Award Recipient
Takaichi's book provides a detailed analysis of Japan's newly established security clearance system and how it aids national and economic security. In her latest book, Minister of Economic Security Sanae Takaichi explores Japan's strategies for safeguarding critical...
Imagine what can be and be unburdened by what has been: Four Pillars week
There are decades where weeks happen, and weeks where decades happen. THat is certainly true of the past couple of months in not just American issues, but the whole Four Pillars space as well. In Europe, it is now formally official that Ursula von der Leyen, the 2020...
Congratulations to Ursula von der Leyen, 2020 World Leader for Peace and Security Award Recipient, on her re-election as European Commission President
Dear President Ursula von der Leyen, We are writing to extend our heartfelt congratulations on your re-election as President of the European Commission. Your leadership and unwavering commitment to peace and security have been exemplary, earning you the 2020 World...